When computer programmer, Leo Fang, is passed up for promotion, he feels it is because he is Chinese, and quits. He takes his Chinese-American family to Mainland China to visit his relatives, the Chao's for a vacation. The clash of cultures, between the men, wives, and teenagers, leads to some confusion, and misunderstanding.
Driveways (2020)
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
She Has a Boyfriend (2013)
Frank is in search for a girlfriend, but every woman he meets already has a boyfriend. He then seeks out advice from his friends on what to do to achieve his ideal love life.
This Old Dog (2020)
When an idealistic son discovers that his absent father of 10 years now works as a delivery driver for a local take-out restaurant, he secretly begins to order food from him in hopes that he can overcome his fear of failure and finally connect with his father again.
Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! (2019)
Ronny Chieng ("The Daily Show," "Crazy Rich Asians") takes center stage in this stand-up special and riffs on modern American life and more.
Help Wanted (2018)
When Hanna Su's mom kicks her out of the house after she drops out of college, Hanna moves into her car and in an act of defiance parks it on the public side of the street across from her family home.
Black Ghost Son (2020)
A father recognizes different racial stigmas and worries that he may not have all the tools to guide his son through the gauntlet of racism.
Odd Birds (1987)
In 1965, an Asian-American girl wants to be an actress despite the odds. Her mother thinks it's just a silly dream. However, her quirky middle-aged high school teacher decides to help her try out for a Broadway musical.
Vincent Who? (2009)
Documentary about the murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 and the aftermath. The documentary also explores the modern Asian-American identity when so few Asian-American youths are aware of who Vincent Chin is.
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (2008)
In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency and was the driving force behind Title IX, the landmark legislation that transformed women’s opportunities in higher education and athletics.
Masters of the Pillow (2003)
Traces the making of UC-Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto's first-ever Asian American porn movie ("Skin on Skin") from planning to production. Hou interviews filmmakers Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow") and Eric Byler ("Charlotte Sometimes"), professor Elaine Kim and playwright David Henry Hwang to get at whether Asian America truly needs its own "porno practices" as a way of decolonizing the community's collective sexual imaginations and confronting how sexuality and masculinity are treated in the Asian American community.
Apricot (2019)
The quirky minutiae of Sam and Jake's distinctly Los Angeles friendship are examined in ten colorful, giddy one-minute bursts.
The Tyranny of Hate (1920)
It's the beginning of the 1800s. A feud between the people of Ödemo and Rävgården has been going on since the dawn of time and now it's worse than ever.
Grande Punto (2018)
In a city owned by local television owner Dragan Zlokovic-Zli, books and culture are banned. The mysterious narrator - Senka, hires three private detectives to overthrow Zlokovic from the media.
System (2018)
Semester and Quarter are two best friends with no money. Like most young they hope for quick and easy money which would change their life. As events turned out, they are given a life chance to reach their aim by entering the pyramidal system. Running after it, they go through a lot of strange situations along with bizarre and unusual people.